Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 47 km SW of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 47 km SW of Ovalle, Chile on Sat, Oct 17, 2020, 4:12 PM GMT-3 (19:12 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 42 km SW of Ovalle, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-17 19:12:37 UTC
Depth
53.3 km (33.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.907° S, 71.541° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.7 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.52
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
156°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.326 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2176 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.229 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2174 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.462 km SE of Monte Patria, Chile · 2169 days ago · 95 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.0121 km WNW of Illapel, Chile · 2167 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.3Off the coast of Coquimbo, Chile · 2154 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.336 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2152 days ago · 41 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.736 km WSW of Illapel, Chile · 2151 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  8. 5.542 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2144 days ago · 51 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 32
  9. 4.458 km W of Ovalle, Chile · 2142 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.122 km SW of Illapel, Chile · 2139 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.324 km SW of Ovalle, Chile · 2118 days ago · 54 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 4.745 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile · 2203 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c916. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.